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If you love diving and want to benefit from great training and an international community of scuba divers and snorkellers , you should get to know BSAC .
What ’ s BSAC all about ?
BSAC stands for British Sub-Aqua Club , and we are the UK National Governing Body of scuba diving and snorkelling . We have clubs , centres , and members worldwide who are all as passionate as we are about the underwater world .
We are Britain ’ s biggest dive club , with hundreds of local clubs run by committed divers and snorkellers on a non-profit basis . With us , you can learn to dive from the age of 10 and snorkel from the age of six .
If you ’ re already a diver , that ’ s great ! All divers are welcome at BSAC . You could further your training or just join us on some great diving . Or both !
As well as developing safety and training standards and supporting our community , we are also focused on the environment and underwater heritage to help protect the waters we love to dive and the earth we live in .
Have a look at this magazine to get a real feel for what we ’ re about — we think you ’ ll love what you read . To get involved , head to bsac . com , email us at hello @ bsac . com or call 0151 350 6201 . We ’ d love to hear from you !
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Travel Special Shipwrecks of Malta
CONTENTS
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SCUBA HUB
All the latest BSAC and diving news
14 BSAC Awards
Our brightest and best – meet the winners
16 Critter Confidential
Whitley Baywatch with Paul Naylor and the lumpsuckers
19 Kirsty Andrews
The Prawnbroker : in search of cryptic crustaceans
20 Yo-Han Cha
The do ’ s and don ’ ts of packing for a dive trip
21 Becky Hitchin
Conservation in an island nation
22 Centres Forward
Featuring DM Scuba Training of Bristol
24 SCUBA Chat
Your letters , tributes and announcements
28 Club Focus
Meet the Nautical Archaeology Society ’ s BSAC club
32 North Sea Odyssey part two
Aberdeen BSAC and friends complete their voyage to St Kilda
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Orkney , Outliers and Oysters Leo Bandurka reports on an exped led by Andy Hunt
40 BSAC Courses
Plan your training schedule with our events listing
42 Protect Our Seas
High Seas Conservation + Antarctic krill wars + become a Wreck Champion
46 Turkish delight
Tony Baskeyfield dives a sculpture park off the Turkish resort of Side
51 Travel Special : Shipwrecks of Malta
An overview of Malta ’ s underwater heritage , past to present-day
60 Test Centre
Northern Diver ’ s latest Divemaster drysuit + Nautilus DIN adapter + Classic diver knife + Lomo lanyard + Beaver surface flag
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Snorkelling
Andy Torbet on the best bridges for UK river snorkelling
66 Crossword
Charles Wheeldon presents another cryptic challenge
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